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Question: World Environment Day activities:

Answer: There are many different activities that you can do as a part of World Environment Day. Here are a few suggestions –

1. Weed and fertilize public trees and gardens.
2. Eat organic food. Make a meal that is made up of locally grown products.
3. Collect trash in your community.
4. Talk to your parents. Come out with a plan that could help you to save energy and reduce your monthly electricity bills.
5. Plant a new plot in a community garden with different rows holding plants from different countries.
6. Adopt a “sister” city or village and work with them to improve environmental health in both locations.
7. Hold an educational forum about global environmental issues and invite in speakers.
8. Write letters to the editor about World Environment Day and list areas of concern, and possible solutions, which can be addressed locally.
9. Clean up litter on roads.
10. Dispose of hazardous waste like batteries, paint cans, old electronics in recycling centers as they could prove disastrous when disposed of openly.
11. Leave your car and drive the bicycle.
12. Learn how composting works. The organic waste that ends up in landfills can be a great source of nutrient for your plants that can help them grow and shine.
13. Get out and into your local environment. Sponsor a walk or hike – studies have shown that the more people are involved in green spaces, the more green spaces and the environment become important to them.
14. Start a “100 things” challenge group. This is the famous challenge to help you start living a minimalistic lifestyle that allows you to fulfill the first of the three R’s in the waste hierarchy (reduce).
15. Discuss with your friends and brainstorm ideas as to how can you reduce your carbon footprint and be environment-friendly.
16. Wear green clothes. Show to the world that you care for Mother Earth.
17. Research more about environment issues (air, water, and land pollution) and come out with your own ideas to control them.
18. Buy items made up of recycled products. Look out for recycle symbol on the packaged goods.
19. Create beautiful handicrafts from recycled material and gift it to your friends or relatives.
20. Make a commitment to yourself, like a New Years’ resolution, to do one thing differently to increase how you benefit the environment.

(Source: Conserve Energy Future, 16 Apr 2021)

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